Mother’s Day Drink Ideas for 2023
It’s the mother of all family holidays on May 14 and time for everyone to celebrate Mom. Since many people opt to take their mothers out for a Mother’s Day meal, be sure to have a selection of festive specialty cocktails ready. Here are six that we like for Mom, or any summery brunch. (And for more ideas, here are a few drink recipes from Mother’s Days past.)
Palm Spritz
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Ketel One Botanical Peach Orange Blossom vodka¾ oz. Lemon¾ oz. Creme de peche liqueurSparkling wine
Instructions
Combine ingredients, except sparkling wine, in a mixing tin and shake.
Strain into a coupe glass.
Top with sparkling wine.
Garnish with marigold flower.
Notes
The mixologists at Cocktail Academy created this recipe.
Mother Dearest
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. Bacardi Superior rum¾ oz. Watermelon juice2 oz. Grapefruit soda
Instructions
Fill a tall glass with lots of ice.
Measure and pour all ingredients into an iced glass.
Stir to combine everything together.
Garnish with a lime wedge and blueberries for a pinkish color palette.
Notes
The mixologists at Bacardi created this recipe.
Garden Party
Ingredients
1 oz. Vodka¾ oz. Aquavit¾ oz. Lemon juice¾ oz. Sage-infused simple syrup3 dashes Bittermens celery shrub
Instructions
In a cocktail shaker, combine all ingredients with ice.
Shake well and strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a slice of lemon and a sprig of dill.
Notes
The mixologists at Jettie Rae’s Oyster House in Asheville, NC, created this recipe.
Orchid Blanca
Ingredients
2 oz. Zacapa No. 23 rum3 oz. Earl Gray tea¾ oz. Lemon juice¾ oz. Simple syrup1 Drop Orange blossom water
Instructions
Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with ice.
Shake and strain into a double wall infuser bottle with orchid.
Serve with coupe glass garnished with orchid, lemon wheels and baby’s breath.
Notes
The mixologists at Zacapa created this recipe.
Whisky Wine Sour
Ingredients
1 ½ parts The Glenlivet 14 Year Old Scotch¾ parts Lemon juice½ parts Sugar8 parts Ice3 parts Red wine
Instructions
Combine ingredients (except wine) in a mixing tin and shake.
Strain into a coupe glass.
Pour wine over.
Garnish with three cherries on a pick.
Notes
The mixologists at The Glenlivet created this recipe.
Spring Thyme Spritz
Ingredients
1 ½ oz. El Bandido Yankee Blanco tequila½ oz. Campari½ oz. Passion fruit liqueur¾ oz. Strawberry syrup1 oz. Tangerine juiceSqueeze of LemonSqueeze of Lime2 oz. Prosecco2 oz. Sparkling water
Instructions
In a cocktail shaker combine all ingredients except prosecco and sparkling water.
Crush a sprig of thyme and add it to shaker.
Shake with ice.
Fill a tall glass with cracked clear ice. Strain in contents of shaker.
Top with sparkling water and prosecco and stir.
Garnish with an orange wheel, lemon wedge and fresh thyme.
Notes
The mixologists at El Bandido created this recipe.
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